NASCAR Elite Favored In Miller 500 Pole Trials
Five top money winners from last year are among favorites to win the pole for Sundays Miller High Life 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway. Drivers like A J Foyt Buddy Baker Bobby Allison Richard Petty and Jeff Isaac are key contenders with Isaac claiming the fastest car status after Daytona. The pole is decided in three time trial rounds beginning at 1 p m PST with 112 entries including West Coast notables such as Ray Elder Hershel McGriff Jack McCoy and George Quarry. Marty Robbins caused a spin during practice but avoided damage with a saving maneuver in his Dodge.
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Ontario, Calif
A.J. Foyt
Nascar
Ontario Motor Speedway
Foyt
Mercury
Dodge
Buddy Baker
Baker
STP
Andy Granatelli
Bobby. Isaac
Bobby Allison
Chevrolet
Richard Petty
Plymouth
Isaac
Catawba
N.C
Soow
Ontario
Daytona
Allison
Petty
Florida
Friday Hassler Petty
Riverside
Richmond
West Coast
Ray Elder
Carruthers
Calif
Hershel McGriff
Bridal Veil Falls
Ore
Jack McCoy
Modesto
George, Forlmer
Arcadia
Marty Robbins
Gene Sarazen Turns 70 as Career Glints Enduring
The Times profile recalls Gene Sarazen's 50-year rise from caddie hut to Open and PGA champion. It notes his Masters and Open memories, a later Masters double eagle, and his plans to celebrate golf's golden anniversaries while aging slows his pace at Marco Island and Detroit events.
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Gene Sarazen
Fred Corcoran
Marco Island
Florida
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Mary
Corcoran
Manhattan
Alexander Graham Bell
Apawamis
Rye
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Agua Caliente
Gene
Walter Hagen
Sarazen
Skokie
Chicago
Bobby Jones
John Black
Pittsburgh
Oakmont
Mr. Kleen
Augusta National Club
Craig Wood
Japan
Boston
Francis Ouimet
Charles River Country Club
Shis
Augusta
Detroit
Oakland Hills
Pebble Beach
Troon
Scotland
Clyde
Orange Blossom Classics at Sunset Golf Club begins March
The Orange Blossom Classics at Sunset Golf Club in St. Petersburg Florida runs March 16 to 19 making it LPGA tour’s oldest event dating to 1954. Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury New York drew 3 229 243 fans for 124 harness racing nights in 1964.
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Sunset Golf Club
St. Petersburg
Fla
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